......... for a finance company for many years, he started his own business. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

She came to the meeting late on purpose so she would miss the introductory speech.

The.............. horse began to run as fast as he could. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“You must do what you are told,” said the woman.

I have to speak to the boss _____ lunchtime. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The teacher gave some suggestions on what would come out for the examination.

Please come _____ 10 o'clock. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s): 

The teacher offered bonus points as an incentive to completing the homework 

Choose the best option:

I sea water ____ salty, it would be more interesting when we spend our summer holidays by the sea.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions:

If we keep on doing this, many animals and plants will ___ extinct.

Anna: "Your last essay was much better, John." John: "............" 

Choose the correct answer. "It’s late and she _______ go home now."

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

We should take prescription medicine only when other methods fail.

 The company must reduce costs to compete ……………

He thought _____ a moment and then spoke. 

Choose the best option:

“Don't press the alarm button ____ there is a real emergency”, the nurse said to the patlents relatives.

Trees soak up gases like carbon dioxide, which are given ___  by power stations and factories.

Choose the correct answer. "Sometimes we have so many unnecessary things we do not use."

Rare ___ , such as the mountain gorilla, are already in danger .

This price reduction is due to ………… among suppliers.